Dr. Andrew Cromie:

They do when we look at them as weanlings in terms of the price per kilo graph that the Vice Chairman zoned in on. However, the picture is different when they get through to slaughter. Deputy Fitzmaurice asked a question about this. Some 70,000 or 80,000 animals from the suckler herd are exported every year. The vast majority continue to be slaughtered here. I accept fully that it is an important market for the industry, but the indices have to reflect what is happening throughout the industry.